Author: Jesica Ward-Schmidt

Reservations are available online through this link: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1711216774&key=2BD1F8CA About Along with nurturing amenities to make your stay as carefree and comforting as possible, The Westin O’Hare’s professional and dedicated staff is pleased to offer AAA Four-Diamond Service, including full concierge services to meet and exceed your every need. We offer High Speed Internet Access (for […]

The contests: It’s that time again ACen fans! The 1st Day of #12DaysofACen is about celebrating Friendship and Giving! Nominate a friend and spread the love to let us know what makes this awesome person deserving of today’s prizes! Contest ends at 8pm CST! To enter reply on Facebook & Twitter! Day 2 of #12DaysofACen is upon us and […]

The Anime Central 2018 AMV contest is open and we cant wait to see what you will splice together! Contest Categories available: Action– Anything that gets your engine roaring and your pulse pounding! Comedy– Clever, silly, or just plain wrong- if it makes you laugh it goes here! Drama– ALL the feels! Horror– From mysteries […]

We are excited to announce that out Panel and Cosplay Gathering submittions are now open for ACen 2018! This year we have included Cosplay Gatherings into the Panel Request form to help us cross schedule our live events more efficiently. Please be sure to use the same username for each live event requested to help with […]

Please join us in giving a warm Anime Central welcome to J. Michael Tatum as a 2018 Guest of Honor! Nurtured on anime classics from the tender age of Star Blazers, et al, this reclusive fanboy-turned-voice actor/writer/ADR director/flake extraordinaire spent more years than he cares to remember in what might charitably be called free-fall before […]

Anime Central fans, it is time to get involved and be creative!. The “Got Soap?” slogan contest for 2018 is now open! Never heard of it before? It’s a fun contest we hold yearly to choose the slogan that goes on our ACen Got Soap shirt. You make the slogans, the community votes, and we […]

Registration for Exhibitors will open on October 1st, 2017 for the 2018 Anime Central. Rules of exhibiting and prices are listed under our Exhibitors and industry portion of our website. Exhibitors Artist Alley lottery will open October 1st, 2017 for the 2018 Anime Central. To better assist the growing needs of everyone interested in Anime Central […]

Anime Central is pleased to announce the opening of our first 5 hotel blocks for the 2018 convention. Book quickly because these rooms will go fast. A little late to the rooming party? Don’t fret; we will open additional hotels to help you stay right in the heart of all the fun! Hyatt Regency O’Hare […]

Please join us in giving a warm Anime Central welcome to Josh Grelle as a 2018 Guest of Honor! Josh is a life-long geek and actor with over 200 voice credits in his 10+ year career. His favorite roles include Attack on Titan (Armin), Yuri on Ice (Yuri Katsuki), Princess Jellyfish (Kuranosuke), The Devil is […]

Please join us in giving a warm Anime Central welcome to Jerry Jewell as a 2018 Guest of Honor! With over 150 credits to his name, Jerry Jewell can be heard in a wide variety of shows. He’s probably best known for his roles as Kyo Sohma in Fruits Basket, Jimmy Kudo in Case Closed, Barry the […]